Zaka village head George Muvavi flees after alleged stabbings

Land-sale disputes in Zaka turned bloody after a village head and his brother allegedly knifed three people across two locations on the same day.

George Muvavi goes on the run in Zaka

• Village head George Muvavi of Mukambwe Village is wanted for three stabbings.
• Brother Tinashe Muvavi allegedly joined in on the attacks.
• Masvingo Provincial deputy police spokesperson Assistant Inspector Masauso Patinyu confirmed the incidents.
• Both cases got logged under reference numbers RRB 6705696 and RRB 6705678.

The stabbing spree breaks down like this

• Tinashe allegedly knifed a 16-year-old boy in the hand at Chipato Shopping Centre.
• Later that night at Jerera Shopping Centre, George allegedly stabbed Tatenda Tinarwo in the chest.
• A Muchechetere School teacher caught a broken-bottle attack to the face from George, also at Chipato.
• Tinarwo is currently admitted to Masvingo Provincial Hospital, recovering from his injuries.

Illegal land sales are at the heart of it

• The violence allegedly traces back to land that the Muvavi family sold off without any right to.
• Tinarwo Village is among the neighbouring communities claiming their land was flogged illegally.
• Mashanyare Village is also tangled up in a separate dispute with the family.
• Some of those Mashanyare land rows have already landed in court.